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Toe Blake

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The Resume

    (August 21, 1912-May 17, 1995)
    Born in Victoria Mines, Ontario, Canada
    Died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Birth name is Hector Blake
    Forward for the Montreal Maroons (1934-35) and the Montreal Canadiens (1935-48)
    Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens (1955-68)
    Hart Trophy winner (1939)
    Lady Byng trophy winner (1946)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname 'Toe' came from his younger brother who couldn't pronounce his actual name.
    His playing nickname was 'Old Lamplighter' because of his penchant of scoring.
    His playing career ended prematurely as a result of a double fracture in his ankle.
    He was considered a real hard-ass on his players.
    He originally refused Jacques Plante's idea of wearing a mask until Plante became seriously injured in a game.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup eleven times as a player and coach combined.
    He was a linemate of Maurice Richard.
    He was appointed the Canadiens head coach after management felt he was best suited to control the quick-tempered Richard.
    He remained in Montreal following his retirement from the Canadiens settling his family roots in the city.
    He was bilingual, as he grew up with a francophone mother and an anglophone father.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 41.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 71.11% Annoying